Alcohol Awareness Week 19th November Alcohol Concern have announced the date for Alcohol Awareness Week 2012 will be November 19-25 . Last year supporter organisations said a date in the run-up to Christmas lent itself to making people think about alcohol and the amount they consume. The theme for this year is 'stigma', which may be interpreted differently depending on local needs.
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An exploration of alcohol research in history is available on the Alcohol Research UK blog. It is taken from a presentation by Professor Virginia Berridge given at the launch of Alcohol Research UK .
LGA call for changes to split in Late Night Levy revenue : The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for police and councils to be able to decide locally how to spend and share the money generated from the Late Night Levy . Under the current proposals, 70% of the money generated from premises selling alcohol after midnight would go to the police
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New Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will be elected in November 2012, with
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Dentists are being urged to ask patients about their alcohol consumption, in an article in the Royal College of Surgeons' Dental Journal. Professor Jonathan Shepherd, the main author of the paper, states that asking about alcohol consumption should be routine, and that there is a “need to introduce a screening tool ” to support this process. Alcohol is linked to problems with oral health, including oral cancers, which have doubled in males aged 40-49 years over the past 20 years.
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HAGA has launched DontBottleItUp , a website that allows visitors to work out the level of risk they are at as a result of their drinking and access personalised advice online. For areas such as Haringey where it is commissioned locally, users can find out where to get face-to-face support.
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) updates data on alcohol in the European Union (EU) and effective policies to address related harm. Download Alcohol in the European Union. Consumption, harm and policy approaches The report uses information gathered in 2011 to update key indicators on alcohol consumption, health outcomes and gives an overview of the latest research on effective alcohol policies.
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Following the recent release of the Government Alcohol Strategy , here's a selection of some of the comments and reaction. Statements and responses Alcohol Concern have released a short briefing responding directly to some of the specifics in the strategy, and also a press release which called for more public health spend on alcohol. It argues that alcohol remains the
The Government will review the current drinking guidelines for the first time in 15 years, the Department of Health announced. The Government's response follows the recent House of Commons' Science and Technology Committee (STC) report , which declared the existing guidelines as “confusing” and called for further clarity . Daily guidelines were advocated following 1995 research which suggested that moderate consumption could lower “bad” cholesterol and have a protective effect on coronary heart disease
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A JSNA support pack for substance misuse commissioners has been published by the National Treatment Agency . From April 2012, Public Health will sit within Local Authorities and will be responsible for the commissioning of drug and alcohol services. It is intended that there will be a more integrated approach to treatment with a strong focus on recovery
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